The immunomodulatory quinoline-3-carboxamide paquinimod reverses established fibrosis in a novel mouse model for liver fibrosis

Nina Fransén Pettersson, Adnan Deronic, Julia Nilsson, Tine Hannibal, Lisbeth Hansen, Anja Schmidt-Christensen, Fredrik Ivars, Dan Holmberg

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Abstract

Quinoline-3-carboxamides (Q substances) are small molecule compounds with anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we used one of these substances, Paquinimod, to treat a novel model for chronic liver inflammation and liver fibrosis, the NOD-Inflammation Fibrosis (N-IF) mouse. We show that treatment of N-IF mice significantly reduced inflammation and resulted in the regression of fibrosis, even when the treatment was initiated after onset of disease. The reduced disease phenotype was associated with a systemic decrease in the number and reduced activation of disease-promoting transgenic natural killer T (NKT)-II cells and their type 2-cytokine expression profile. Paquinimod treatment also led to a reduction of CD115+ Ly6Chi monocytes and CD11b+ F4/80+ CD206+ macrophages.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0203228
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume13
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Sept 5

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Immunology in the medical area

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